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By: myFC's Fuel Cells: Thin, Flexible and Pocket-size | EcoTaz green lifestyle and technology blog

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:55:04 +0000

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By: Yasser

Yasser — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:22:14 +0000

Wow, these boys are gonna see millions. This is a great product!

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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:34:43 +0000

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By: Flexible fuel cells to replace batteries

Flexible fuel cells to replace batteries — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:25:04 +0000

Flexible fuel cells to replace batteries…

One day in the not-so distant future, do not be surprised if some flexible fuel cell stickers are powering up your precious gadgets such as smartphones and PDAs. myFC, a Swedish company based in Stockholm has developed fuel cells for portable electroni…

By: Raul Riera

Raul Riera — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:45:24 +0000

Yay, Skynet can know power his terminator more easily and they will last longer.

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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:08:27 +0000

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By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:51:31 +0000

Correct. The H2 container would have to be carried in a backpack, which at this time weighs about 7.3 lbs. The new lightweight phones + the H2 container will reach the market by 2010. At that time, both units will weigh approximately 2.8 lbs…

By: DDavis

DDavis — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:48:09 +0000

Not sure I fully understand the technology, but it seems like their is a reactant that may need to be replenished? Or maybe you need to clean off a oxidant? If people have to toss/replace these over time, that may be something to consider. Takes less space and may be much less toxic though compared to batteries. I know the military has been using these for things like radio power packs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:18:20 +0000

Forgive the uninitiated comment but why “fuel” cell? Shouldn’t they be called energy cells? Just a question…

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:59 +0000

Never heard of them going after fuel cell tech, just Li+. Cosmetics (LOL) and RFID were their target markets (they may have had a third).

By: MLS

MLS — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:31:33 +0000

How can these be close to production? The cell itself is small and bendable, but the H2 container certainly is not– where does one get the hydrogen from? Electrolysis at home? I can’t see this being cheaper than LiION for years, and it certainly isn’t greener until we find a new way to produce hydrogen.

By: Thomas Schulze

Thomas Schulze — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:13:38 +0000

sorry http://www.sfc.com

By: Thomas Schulze

Thomas Schulze — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:13:12 +0000

The one Company from Germany – Our customer is already delivering Power Manager and Fuel cells to the US Army! http:/www.sfc.com – that is REAL!

By: Speed

Speed — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:08:34 +0000

How do you define “amazingly close to production,” and how do you know that “they’re amazingly close to production?”

By: Ori

Ori — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:20 +0000

There was another company in the name of PowerPaper who was active in this field. Anybody know if they’re still active?

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By: Thomas Schulze

Thomas Schulze — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:23 +0000

Great Stuffs, we added to our list of Fuel Cell Entrepreneurs :-) http://www.spirofrog.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=5f2b4eb12ec11e188e35aac04e83bf38&subcatid=302&mode=listarticles&

Cleantech is hot!

By: Callahan

Callahan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:41:37 +0000

I guess you shouldn’t be looking for much of ANYTHING at Circuit City these days.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:44:51 +0000

That is an amazing technology, I wonder how long it will take to come to market.

Also, isn’t it a pain in the rear to use hydrogen cells? I mean, aren’t they super cold and unstable?.. or am I remembering high school physics incorrectly?

By: George Athannassov

George Athannassov — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:56:43 +0000

and more about the funding part as i have fiends working close to their facilities:

September 2006
myFC Awarded Funding from Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Nutek)
For it’s innovative micro fuel cell technology, myFC has been awarded funding to continue the development of a portable cordless cellphone charger. The project will be performed in cooperation with KTH.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:48:23 +0000

What are you talking about, “unfunded”?

From their home page:

24 Sep 08 The Sixth AP Fund (Sweden), KTH Chalmers Capital (Sweden) and STING Capital (Sweden) invest in Swedish Fuel Cell Company, myFC AB

http://www.myfc.se/press.html#sep08